I got one two three four
Five, six, six, six
Running round the neighborhood
Pejorative, "Jinx." he said the groom's
Down on me 'cause he ate the rice
It was well intentioned but bad advice
Hell yeah, yeah, yeah

General CommentI agree with the man on TV It's totally about blind faith. First off the
"It was well intentioned but bad advice "
This reminds me of when a morman comes to my door and asks me if i have found jesus.. he has the best intensions but in my point of veiw its bad advice.
"Open the curtain and let in some sky
it's almost half past two, and you can tell by the light
Open your window, and let in the atmosphere!
Let it breakthrough, oh let breakthrough..."
I think its implying that some peoples blind faith is scewing the logical thought like a lack of oxygen, so open the window let in some air.
"I was inverted, I mean converted
I mean I don't understand."
I think this implies that alot of people dont even understand what they are doing and just simply have "blind faith"

General CommentWow, the people posting on this page are arguing! Now let's do some thinking here, shall we? You people are fighting over each other's ideas of what a song could be about when the song was made to be interpreted differently through each person. Can't we just accept other people's views and not have a verbal battle via the internet? Just a thought.

General CommentIn response to previous posts, I believe that song lyrics can be interpreted in whatever way that fits the person the most. Music is art.. and art can be taken to mean whatever anyone wants. Even if Isaac did come out and say the "correct" meaning of this song or any of them for that matter, would that really take away what you thought at first? because that will always mean the most to you. It could mean something specific to the writer but they are well aware that if they put the song out people may take it differently.. we all come from different backgrounds and experiences.. and that's whats so great about Modest Mouse, that it brings its fans together to talk about deep and intellectual topics. So i do think that people should keep posting their "cute" opinions because their insights have helped me several times to determine my own meanings of Modest Mouse songs.
Anyways, about the song lol..
I always pictured it as Isaac telling a story of several different people who have to much going on, they're upside down(inverted) and that they just want something to breakthrough... whether it be their feelings thoughts the sunlight or the "atmosphere".. for something to make sense

General CommentI heard a live show in which Isaac during the "breakthrough" parts replaced "it" with "me". I think this song is about someone who became very introverted after a disastrous wedding (probably the person was stood up). However, beneath the mild outer shell (partially created by this shell) is a very angry, mindless man who is trying to break through the shell.